User talk:Alverya

Welcome!
Welcome to Wikipedia, Alverya! I am Strange Passerby and have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. Thank you for your contributions. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions check out Questions, or feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or type helpme at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes ( ~ ); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post. Again, welcome! Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 06:25, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
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 * Thanks! I'm still figuring out how Wiki works, but have interest in making sure articles are factual and neutral, esp after the recent GE! :P Alverya (talk) 01:17, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

formatting of politicians
Hi! If you see how Wikipedia formats the articles about other politicians, rather than dividing their biographies into "nonpolitical" and "political" sections we generally have a more personalised way of doing it. I am aware this is how the SG Cabinet website might format their articles, but Wikipedia often has a different format. Elle vécut heureuse à jamais  (be free) 20:30, 25 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks!! i'm still learning. i'll go look at other politicians wiki pages and see what they format it as. then i'll go reformat the pages i edited. :) thanks!! Alverya (talk) 01:27, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

possible conflict of interest editing
Hi -- after seeing one of your edits come from a Ministry IP I wasn't sure whether you were editing for an employer or not. I did mention my concerns about you at problematic anonymous users at articles about Singapore politicians, possible conflicts of interest and government censorship|AN/I report about possible government-sponsored editing, but I am happy to be proven wrong. If I am mistaken, please forgive me. If am not -- well, that's an issue. Elle vécut heureuse à jamais  (be free) 10:23, 5 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Nope. not doing it for work. just doing it to learn. started with topics i'm more familiar with, but on personal basis. Like I said before, on your page or strange passerbys (can't remember whose), I'm a noob learning. so made the noob mistake earlier but you'll notice that i've not been doing it for a while, so I ask that you not try to make an "agenda" out of my mistake. now i just try and make things factual and neutral, not basis on either side. so i don't remove "negative things" as long as it's properly cited and referenced. So, will you still continue to "report me" or let me continue learning here? Thanks. Alverya (talk) 10:28, 5 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Okay, I simply found your preoccupancy with certain topics kind of weird. But I am happy to help you learn. I just want to know one thing though -- I noticed that for one edit you edited from a government IP. Can you explain this? Elle vécut heureuse à jamais  (be free) 10:53, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I found your explanation. Thanks. Elle vécut heureuse à jamais  (be free) 10:57, 5 June 2011 (UTC)